Greeker than the Greeks (2024)

The Nine Muses of Greek Mythology

According to ancient Greek poet Hesiod (seventh century BC), the nine muses are the daughters of the Titian, Mnemosyne, goddess of memory and Zeus, king of all Greek gods, whom also, so...

Anemoi – Greek Wind Gods and Turbulent Myths

The Unique Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae

The Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae is a unique, one-of-a-kind ancient Greek sanctuary, dedicated to the god Apollo Epicurius (“Apollo the helper”). It is located approximately 230 km south of Athens,...

Theodoros Stamos – Important First Generation Abstract Expressionist Painter

Greek-American Theodoros Stamos, the youngest member of the original group of abstract expressionist painters, the “Irascibles”, which included Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning and Mark Rothko, is recognised as one of the...

Top 15 Greek Christmas and New Year Traditions

Pyanepsion – October – 4th Month of the Ancient Greek Attic Calendar

The Attic or Athenian calendar (one of many ancient Greek calendars), a Festival calendar (lunisolar), with twelve months, each named after a festival or a god, was exclusive to the goings on...

The 1687 Explosion That Destroyed The Parthenon

Today, the Parthenon, built on the Acropolis of Athens between 447 and 438 B.CE, is more or less a collection of roofless pillars. However, although over the years there had been many...

Saint Sophia and Her Three Martyred daughters – Pistis (Faith) – Elpis (Hope) and Agapi (Love)

The Holy Martyrs Saint Sophia and her three daughters, Pistis (Faith), Elpis (Hope) and Agapi (Love), were born in Italy in the Second Century, AD, in the time of Emperor Hadrian. (Agapi,...

The Peripatetic School of Aristotle – The Wandering School of Philosophy

Greek philosopher, Aristotle (384–322 BC), one of the greatest and most influential philosophers of all time, as well as being an important figure in the history of science, mathematics and theater, founded...

The Great Fire of Thessaloniki – 1917

On the 18th of August 1917, Thessaloniki, the second-largest city in Greece, home to thousands of refugees and one of the largest and most modern cities in Europe at the time, went up...